Installing and uninstalling interim fixes and fix packs on distributed operating systems

Product fix packs contain bundled service to bring WebSphere® Application Server up to a new product level. Interim fixes provide corrective service for specific known problems. You can use IBM® Installation Manager to update the product with the interim fixes and fix packs that are available for your service level of WebSphere Application Server Version 8.

Before you begin

Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about upgrades for WebSphere Application Server. The most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix Central.

IBM Installation Manager is used to apply and remove product maintenance.

Important: Installation Manager can install any fix-pack level of the product directly without installing the interim fix packs; in fact, Installation Manager installs the latest level by default. For example, you can skip fix-pack levels and go from Version 8.0.0.1 directly to Version 8.0.0.5. Keep in mind, however, that later you can not roll back to any level that was skipped. If you directly install to Version 8.0.0.5, for example, you cannot roll back to Version 8.0.0.4. If you skip from Version 8.0.0.1 to Version 8.0.0.5, you can only roll back to Version 8.0.0.1. You should plan your installations accordingly.
Tip: Although almost all of the instructions in this section of the information center will work with earlier versions of IBM Installation Manager, the information here is optimized for users who have installed or upgraded to Installation Manager Version 1.5 or later.

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Tip: You can use the IBM Packaging Utility to generate a new local or web-based repository that contains all of the fixes that you want to install and then use Installation Manager to update WebSphere Application Server Version 8.x with all of the interim fixes as a group. For information on using the Packaging Utility, see the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.4 Information Center or the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center.

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